Licensed Toddler Care in Alhambra, CA

Toddler Care in Alhambra

As of August 2026

Alhambra's roster includes 57 licensed child care providers -- 35 centers and 22 family child care homes, a 61/39 center-leaning split. Reported capacity totals 2,202 slots, averaging about 39 per provider. Preschool coverage leads at 77% of providers, with school-age coverage at 53% and infant and toddler coverage at 44% each. Licensing runs through California's Community Care Licensing Division. CloverMap gives parents a way to browse Alhambra's verified listings.

What to know about childcare in Alhambra

Alhambra's 57 providers split 35 centers to 22 family child care homes, a 61% to 39% mix that favors centers without crowding out homes entirely. Parents comparing formats here will find a solid field of both larger, staff-based centers and smaller, home-based programs, though centers make up the clear majority of what's on offer.

Combined licensed capacity across Alhambra's 57 providers is 2,202 children, averaging roughly 39 slots per provider -- a moderate figure that reflects the center-leaning but not center-only makeup of the roster. Individual providers will vary above and below that citywide average depending on their size and format.

Age coverage in Alhambra is topped by preschool, reported by 44 providers, or 77% of the roster. School-age care is reported by 30 providers, 53%, while infant and toddler care are each reported by 25 providers, or 44%. The gap between the 77% preschool figure and the 44% infant/toddler figures suggests families with younger children should expect a narrower set of options and may want to start their search earlier.

Every Alhambra provider is licensed through California's Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD), part of the California Department of Social Services. CCLD applies the same core licensing standards -- covering staffing, safety, and facility conditions -- to centers and family child care homes alike, with continuing oversight for as long as a provider remains licensed.

With centers outnumbering homes roughly three to two in Alhambra, parents open to either format will have more center options to compare, while those set on a family child care home should expect a somewhat shorter list. BLOSSOM GARDEN LEARNING ACADEMY is one named provider among the 57; CloverMap's listings let parents narrow Alhambra's roster by format, capacity, and age groups served.

Alhambra's 39-slot average capacity sits toward the middle of this batch of cities, neither among the largest nor smallest average capacities recorded, which is consistent with a roster that leans toward centers but still includes a real share of smaller family child care homes bringing the average down from what an all-center roster would show. Taken together, Alhambra's numbers describe a roster where preschool families have the broadest set of choices, school-age families a moderately sized field, and infant or toddler families the narrowest -- a pattern worth keeping in mind when timing a search, since the youngest age bands here are covered by fewer than half of the city's 57 providers.